Vincenzo Bellini has been played on NTS in shows including Hustlekat, featured first on 1 November 2015. Songs played include Norma (Lyric Tragedy In Four Acts), Concerto For Oboe And String Orchestra In E-Flat Major and Concerto Grosso In E Minor, Op. 3, No. 3.

Vincenzo Salvatore Carmelo Francesco Bellini (November 3, 1801 – September 23, 1835) was an Italian opera composer. Known for his flowing melodic line, Bellini was the quintessential composer of Bel canto opera.

Born in Catania, Sicily, Italy, Bellini was a child prodigy from a highly musical family and legend has it he could sing an air of Valentino Fioravanti at eighteen…